Software Engineering Daily SED News: Bezos Returns to Building, AI’s Reality Check, and Europe’s Cloud Ambitions
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Dec 2, 2025 Jeff Bezos is back in the game with Project Prometheus, aiming to revolutionize AI in hardware and space. The podcast dives into the sustainability of AI investments and the burgeoning ecosystem surrounding OpenAI. Nordic startups are on the rise, reflecting innovation beyond Silicon Valley. Discussion of technology tipping points reveals key moments when breakthroughs enter the mainstream. Plus, they explore intriguing topics like moss thriving in space and the aesthetic debate over classic films versus modern formats.
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Bezos Returns To Build Hardware AI
- Jeff Bezos returned as CEO of Project Prometheus to build AI for hardware engineering, manufacturing, and spacecraft.
- The project blends AI with physical hardware challenges and has $6.2B in funding, indicating serious ambition.
AI Spending Is A Scale Problem Not Pure Hype
- Critics call out heavy AI spending, but compute costs historically fall with scale, shifting the economics over time.
- Sean Falconer argues AI is already real: it writes code, handles support, and underpins many industries beyond hype.
OpenAI's Losses May Signal Strategic Moat
- OpenAI has made moves to become 'too big to fail' by intertwining with partners and investing massively in compute.
- Large nominal losses can reflect valuable compute commitments rather than pure burn, creating a potential competitive moat.
